ANNOUNCING THE 2011 MANINGNING MICLAT TRILINGUAL POETRY COMPETITION

The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation is calling on young poets 28 years
old and younger to submit their entry to the 2011 Maningning Miclat
Trilingual Poetry Competition.

The Poetry Competition consists of 3 divisions - Filipino, English and
Chinese. An entry must consist of at least eight (8) but not more than
twelve (12) poems for English and Filipino divisions, and at least five
(5) but not more than eight (8) poems for the Chinese division. Authors
may join all the divisions but can submit only one (1) entry in every
division. All entries should be original in every language and not a
translation of another entry.

All entries should be submitted in four (4) copies, double spaced on
81/2 x 11 inches bond paper with one inch margin on all sides and with
ARIAL or TIMES NEW ROMAN size 12 font together with an electronic copy
(CD or USB) of the poems. Entry should be submitted with pen name only.
Real name and pen name should be submitted in a separate sealed envelop
together with a biodata, copy of birth certificate, 2” x 2” photo and a
notarized declaration of originality and authenticity of authorship of
the entry.

Entries must be addressed to the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation, Inc.
(MMAFI), 2ndFloor Mile Long Building, Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City (Tel No. 816-7490 to 91) not later than 6:00 P.M. of April
15, 2011. Entries sent by mail should be postmarked/invoiced not later
than April 8, 2011.

The Maningning Award, handed out yearly since 2003, honors China-born
Maningning Miclat, a poet of 3 languages, a published essayist, a
prize-winning visual artist, and teacher/translator/interpreter. Her
book of poetry, “Voice from the Underworld” (Anvil Publishing, Inc.,
2000) is the first book of poetry in the world in Filipino, English and
Chinese languages written solely by one author. Some of her poems were
included in a book of top international women poets in Chinese published
in China. She passed on in September 2000.

The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation was formed in 2001 to carry on the
artist/ poet’s legacy, encourage creativity, and recognize, support and
award young outstanding poets and artists. Poetry competition in
Filipino, English and Chinese languages is held during odd numbered
years while Painting competition is held during even numbered years.

Maningning Miclat was co-author, if posthumously, of the book, Beyond
the Great Wall: A Family Journal, which won a 2006 National Book Award
for biography. The Manila Critics Circle citation reads: “From 1971 to
1986, the Miclat family lived in the People’s Republic of China and this
gathering of essays from Mario, Alma, Banaue and the late Maningning
Miclat flow together in a majestic yet personal recollection of a time
and place between times and places. Beyond the Great Wall signifies the
act of celebration through memory, and moving on through returning.”

Grand winners in the 3 divisions of the Poetry Competition will each
receive P28,000.00 together with a Julie Lluch sculpture trophy. The
grand winners and the 2nd and 3rd Prize will each receive special
hardbound edition of the books "Voice from the Underworld" (Maningning
C. Miclat, Anvil, 2000, 2002), "Beauty for Ashes: Remembering
Maningning" (edited by Mario Ignacio Miclat & Romulo Baquiran, Jr.,
Anvil, 2001) "Beyond the Great Wall" (Mario, Alma, Maningning & Banaue
Miclat, Anvil, 2006, 2007) and "Secrets of the Eighteen
Mansions" ( Mario I Miclat, Anvil, 2010). The latter was longlisted at
the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize. Past grand winners of the Maningning
Poetry Awards are Naya Valdellon (English) and Joselito delos Reyes
(Filipino) in 2003, Allan Pastrana (English), Joseph de Luna Saguid
(Filipino)and Ye Cai-sheng (Chinese)in 2005, Raymond John de Borja
(English), Erica Clariz delos Reyes (Filipino) and Chen Si-yuan
(Chinese)in 2007, and Mikael de Lara Co (English), Kristian Cordero
(Filipino) and Chen Liang (Chinese) in 2009.

For more information on the 2011 Maningning Miclat Art Competition,
please email maningningfoundation@gmail.com or acmiclat2008@yahoo.com.
Log on to www.maningning.com and visit Maningning Miclat Fan Page at
Facebook.

2011 MANINGNING MICLAT POETRY AWARDS

RULES OF THE CONTEST

1. The contest is open to all poets of all nationalities, age 28
and below.

2. There are three divisions in the awards:

a) Filipino b) English c) Chinese

3. An entry must consist of at least eight (8) but not more than
twelve (12) poems for the Filipino and English divisions, and at least
five (5) but not more than eight (8) for the Chinese division.

4. Authors may join all the divisions but can submit only one (1)
entry in every division.

5. All entries should be original in every language and not a
translation of another entry.

6. A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest is not
qualified for the awards.

7. Published or unpublished works may be entered in the contest. If
published, the date of publication should be within 2010-2011.

8. All entries should be submitted in four (4) copies, double spaced
on 8 ½ x 11 inches bond paper with one inch margin on all sides and the
page number typed consecutively, e.g., 1 of 10, 2 of 10, and so on,
together with an electronic copy (CD or USB) of the poems.

9. Font should be ARIAL or TIMES NEW ROMAN, and the font size should
be 12.

10. Entry should be submitted with pen name only and not real name.
Real name and pen name should be submitted in a separate sealed envelope
together with a biodata, copy of birth certificate, 2” x 2” photo and a
notarized declaration of originality and authenticity of authorship of
the entry.

11. Entries must be addressed to the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation,
Inc. (MMAFI) , 2/F, Mile long Building, Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City not later than April 15, 2011. Entries sent by mail or
courier should be postmarked/invoiced not later than April 8, 2011.

12. Entries submitted via e-mail should be an RTF (Rich Text Format)
or a Word Document file and should be sent as an attachment together
with the author’s biodata and copy of birth certificate and notarized
certification of originality or authenticity of authorship of entry. The
original copy of the notarized certification should then be sent to
MMAFI thru mail. Entries submitted via e-mail should be transmitted not
later than April 15, 2011.

13. Submitted copies of winning entries shall remain with and become
the property of MMAFI. Copyright of the works remains with the author
but the latter grants, assigns and transfers into MMAFI the right
without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have
been awarded to publish any winning entry or selection or portion
thereof as it may at its discretion determine; to make the work
available for downloading on the Internet or other electronic medium;
and /or to allow students to make copies for research or in connection
with their school requirements.

14. Plagiarism is anathema to the contest and MMAFI has the right of
action against the author, if it may be later on discovered that said
person is not the creator or owner of the copyright to the winning work.
The Foundation shall not be liable to any court action if a third party
files a case against the winner who plagiarized the work of the said
third party.

15. There will only be one Grand Prize winner for each division and
the prize is PhP 28,000.00 and a Julie Lluch sculpture trophy per
winning entry. The grand winners and the 2nd and 3rd Prize for each
division will receive special hardbound edition of the books "Voice from
the Underworld" (Maningning C. Miclat, Anvil, 2000, 2001), "Beauty for
Ashes: Remembering Maningning" ( edited by Mario Ignacio Miclat & Romulo
Baquiran, Jr., Anvil, 2001 ),"Beyond the Great Wall" (Mario, Alma,
Maningning & Banaue Miclat, Anvil, 2006, 2007), and "Secrets of the
Eighteen Mansions" (Mario I. Miclat, Anvil, 2010).

16. The Board of Judges shall have the discretion not to award any
prize if in its judgment no meritorious entry had been submitted.

17. MMAFI has the sole right to designate the persons who shall
constitute the Board of Judges in each division of the contest. The
decision of the majority of the Board of Judges in all divisions shall
be final.

18. The names of the winners and the members of the Board of Judges
shall be announced on September 29, 2011.